The anniversary of 9 May symbolizes the realization of the most ambitious and successful model for peace and cooperation in world history: the process of European integration, which contributed to the consolidation of peace and cooperation, democracy, the rule of law and the protection of human rights, as pillars of the modern European political culture. However, this day should not simply be an occasion for celebration, but also an opportunity for reflection and comprehensive evaluation of the course of EU integration.The emerging challenges of our time make it necessary to identify and remedy the inherent weaknesses and shortfalls of the European edifice, including, among other things, the lack of accountability and democratic legitimization. At the same time, we should undertake additional efforts to avoid the establishment of a two-speed system, to strengthen the social state and the values of collective action and solidarity in practice, to take initiatives aimed at growth and at employment of European citizens –mainly of young generations– throughout Europe and to strengthen Europe’s ability to protect the security and prosperity of its citizens.The European Union should emerge from this process even stronger, more democratic, more integrated, so that the vision of a better and more just future for its citizens can become a reality.Greece remains committed to the vision of a Europe of solidarity and social justice, of democracy and institutional equality. To this end, it will continue to actively participate in shaping the future of the EU, in order to strengthen democracy, liberty and the rule of law in every corner of the European continent.

Charles, Prince of Wales, met with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at Maximos Mansion on Wednesday afternoon, after his meeting with the President of the Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos. Prince Charles said he was grateful for the reception and stressed ...

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — The Latest on migrant issues in Europe (all times local): 8:35 p.m. An aid group is bringing a boat with 105 migrants to Sicily after a bureaucratic standoff by the Italian coast guard left the migrants exposed to the elements for over a day. The group SOS Mediterranee said Wednesday the passengers include 34 minors, including six children under 13, from nine countries. The migrants were rescued Sunday off Libya by the Spanish group Proactiva Open Arms, which hosted them on deck aboard their 30-foot (nine-meter) sailboat Astral.

Argentina’s president and IMF leave troubled relationship behind to shore up peso – but people have long memories Seventeen years ago Argentina was a country in crisis. The economy was in freefall, there was a general strike, there was capital flight and there were middle-class protests on the streets of Buenos Aires because the banks were closed for business. People lost their lives in riots. Presidents came and went with bewildering regularity. Argentina was to the southern hemisphere what Greece was to the northern hemisphere in 2015 – only worse. The International Monetary Fund was deeply implicated in the crisis. The Washington-based institution had been a strong backer of the country’s hardline economic strategy based around convertibility of the peso into dollars. The idea was that currency discipline would force Argentina to make a decisive break with its inflationary past. What it actually led to by the turn of the millennium was a deep slump. The political backlash against grinding austerity led not only to the abandoning of convertibility but a break with the IMF and all its works. Continue reading...

Leaders of Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania and Greece agreed on Saturday that the whole region needs to be included in the European Union (EU) and that the cooperation on joint projects can bring the region long-awaited prosperity and stability.

AHEPA Supreme President Hollister with Cypriot Foreign Minister Christodoulides (left). Members of a Greek-American fraternity have been in Greece for a series of high-level meetings following a fact-finding trip to Cyprus. The American Hellenic ...

The information is found in a very unlikely story today, which is actually about the manager Pedro Martins taking charge of GREEK side Olympiacos. Portuguese newspaper Record claims that the boss is interested in signing Gaspar to join him at the club, but for that to happen, there should be some ...

ATHENS, Greece — Greece has approved new legislation that will allow homosexual couples to foster children, as part of a shake-up of the country’s adoption and fostering laws. Lawmakers in the 300-seat parliament voted 161-103 to allow same-sex ...

GRESHAM, OR — Built in a Mediterranean style, with columns, tiled flooring, granite countertops throughout, and landscaped palms in the yard, this gorgeous Gresham home stands out among its neighbors in the city's Persimmon area. Sitting on a half-acre ...

Not content to let a good thing be, Memphians invented barbecue nachos. In Cooper-Young, Ben Smith put Asian nachos on the menu at Tsunami. Around Hack's Cross and Winchester, we can get papdi chaat and samosa chaat — Indian nachos — at several places. So why not GREEK nachos?

A fiction film, paintings, short stories, photographs, a documentary, sculptures, video art, performances. Myths, fantasy, superstitions, dark stories… The idea, a collective and fully independent […] The post WHISTLE, a Greek Fantasy Film Sparks Dialogue Among Visual Artists Across the World appeared first on The National Herald.

Fans of the sitcom Friends will know that 'lobsters fall in love and mate for life.' And Caroline Flack, 38, firmly believes that fiance Andrew Brady, 27, is 'her lobster,' after spending a blissful two weeks away in Greece celebrating their engagement.

A bill that would allow couples who have signed a cohabitation agreement — including same-sex couples — to become foster parents has been approved by the Greek parliament. One hundred and sixty-one lawmakers voted in favor of the bill, 103 against.

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece approved legislation on Wednesday speeding up child adoption and allowing same-sex couples to become guardians of orphans, cutting a morass of bureaucracy where candidate parents and thousands of children are trapped waiting for ...

The adaptation of the original Aristophanes play Birds presented by Brooklyn's St. Ann's Warehouse and Onassis Cultural Centre has won the acclaim of the New York Times. The paper's art critic Ben Brantley writes that the adaptation by Nikos Karathanos is “dynamic” and “Dionysiac in a way New ...

The conference adopts the perspective of the human visitors to GREEK sanctuaries, in order to explore the hands-on, logistical experience of someone coming to a GREEK cult place. Of interest is how people travelled to the location and once there, the logistics as to where they slept, cooked, ate, drank and ...

President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and his wife Vlassia Pavlopoulou-Peltsemi welcomed the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall at the Presidential Mansion in Athens on Wednesday, as they kicked off their official three-day visit to Greece. Speaking before the cameras, Pavlopoulos described ...

Boiled greens, or horta vrasta, are a staple of the GREEK diet. You can use any combination of dark greens in this dish, such as chickory, turnip greens, curly endive, kale, Swiss chard, beet greens, or dandelions. Dandelions are abundant now, both in the wild and at the supermarket. I've taken liberties ...

Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla on Wednesday began their first joint official visit to Greece, a country of mixed feelings for the British royal family. "The relationship between our two countries goes back such a very long way," Charles told ...

In its endeavor to further ease visa applications for Indians planning to visit GREECE, Global Visa Center World (GVCW), the Greek visa service provider for India, will open its Visa Application Centres on Saturdays also. Applicants can now avail prime time visa services offered by GVCW to submit their ...

GREEK police said Wednesday they had rescued 50 migrants who had been held hostage in northern Greece, allegedly by two Pakistani men who were extorting their families for money. Many of those rescued, who included five teenagers, were in bad physical condition, having been given minimal food ...

by Maria Spiliopoulou. ATHENS, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The GREEK parliament approved a bill on Wednesday which opens the way for same sex couples to foster children, GREEK national news agency AMNA reported. A total of 161 deputies voted in favor and 103 against the bill. The bill concerns couples ...

Oregano, lemon, garlic, glugs of olive oil ... these are just a few of the ingredients that make Greek food so appealing. They match up well with all sorts of other hero ingredients, from potatoes to chicken to seafood. In this recipe, chicken gets a nice ...

NEW YORK – Greek-American Andrea Catsimatidis was elected New York State GOP Regional Vice Chairwoman representing New York City. Last September, Ms. Catsimatidis was elected […] The post Andrea Catsimatidis Elected New York State GOP Regional Vice Chairwoman appeared first on The National Herald.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s controversial decision to pull his country’s support for the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran leaves Greece with little choice but to follow its European partners in trying to salvage the deal. Speaking on Tuesday evening ...

Greece's parliament on Wednesday approved in principle new legislation that grants couples with cohabitation agreements the right to foster a child. In a separate vote, MPs approved an article that extends the right to same-sex couples. Online. PRINT; FAVORITE; REMOVE; COMMENTS; MAIL ...

According to a report by Worldwide Market Reports, In this report, the global Greek Yogurt market is valued at USD XX million in 2016 and is expected to reach USD XX million by the end of 2022, growing at a CAGR of XX% between 2016 and 2022. Greek and ...

According to the latest figures of the Hellenic Statistical Office of Greece (ELSTAT), processed by the Association of Greek Fruit, Vegetable and Juice Exporting Companies (INCOFRUIT Hellas), the country's fresh fruit and vegetable exports in January ...